Here are the secrets to start your lunch or dinner in
the best possible way: something special, warm, that your friends and
dear ones will certainly enjoy (and that will give you great fun in
cooking, too!).
We hope that you will like what we have to offer you, but we also invite
you to your special recipes: that particular
soup that your mother taught you, that spicy pasta that you tasted once
in a restaurant or that particular potage that you invented... share
your secrets with us and become our Chef of the Month!

Everyday PastaBestselling author and Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis presents a collection of 100 new recipes for the most popular and beloved of all Italian foods and the delicious extras that make pasta a meal. In Everyday Pasta, she shares her passion for pasta with recipes that range from classic favorites to innovative new dishes, including hot pasta soups, cold pasta salads, and pastas with vegetarian, meat, and fish sauces. For cooks who want to expand their repertoire, Giada provides easy-to-follow instructions to create customized raviolis, gnocchi, and other stuffed or layered treats. This is the book her fans have been waiting for.

On Top of Spaghetti...On Top of Spaghetti... is an invitation to join Johanne Killeen and George Germon, the renowned chef-owners of Providence, Rhode Island's legendary restaurant Al Forno, on a sensory journey to pasta paradise. No other food offers the unique, tangible, sensuous enjoyment of pasta. And with a few fresh ingredients, a little imagination, and a lot of love (for cooking and for each other), Johanne and George have been making pasta magic for years. Now, with On Top of Spaghetti . . . , they offer their experience cooking pasta in Italy, in their restaurant, and in their home kitchen. All of the lessons, the techniques, the secrets, and their special pasta affinity are on display for you to achieve perfect results for perfect pasta. On Top of Spaghetti... is a versatile collection of recipes that proves the ingenuity of pasta.

Macaroni and CheeseSimple and perfect, macaroni and cheese can be credited with spearheading today's comfort-food revolution. This timeless dish is reassuring and familiar, yet with the addition of a bit of truffle butter or salsa, it kicks into high gear with an unexpected burst of flavor. Now, for the first time in one collection such well-known chefs as Bobbie Flay, Charlie Palmer, Rick Bayless, and Katy Sparks share with us their favorite recipes, some from childhood, some from their restaurant menus. Recipes include Macaroni with Wisconsin Asiago; Baked Four-Cheese Pasta; Macaroni and Cheese Croquettes; and Chunks of Lobster Swimming in Cheesy Macaroni. This retro cookbook is accessible to all levels of cooks, yet each recipe is sophisticated enough to impress the experienced home chef. Diners everywhere will enjoy this nostalgic and fun collection.

PizzaTeam five-time world pizza-throwing champion Tony Gemignani with acclaimed cookbook author Diane Morgan and the result is a cookbook that will turn any home kitchen into the best pizzeria in town. There are over 60 selections on the menu, including the thick, rounded-edge crust of classic Neapolitan pizza Margherita, the thin crust New York-style Italian Sausage and Three Pepper Pizza, and the stick-to-your-ribs, deep-dish kind, smothered in spinach and mozzarella. There are also plenty of new-fangled pizzas: layered with Thai curry flavored chicken or pineapple; cooked on the grill; even quick and easy versions using storebought crust. Aficionados will find six pizza dough recipes ready to suit anyone's crust preferences. Tips for proper use of such related gear as peels, stones, tiles, pans, grills, and ovens make this a complete pizza package. And with step-by-step dough tossing instructions from Tony himself, it's clear: When it comes to pizza--Pizza delivers.